Valerie Letourneau vs. Joanne Calderwood flyweight bout set for UFC Fight Night 89 UFC officials announced Thursday that strawweight fighters Valerie Letourneau and Joanne Calderwood will move up to flyweight in the promotions first every 125-female bout at UFC Ottawa. Letourneau (8-4) heads into this matchup off her unanimous decision loss to champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 193. The defeat snapped the American Top Team product’s four-fight win streak. Calderwood (10-1) is coming off a ‘Fight of the Night” victory against Cortney Casey at UFC Fight Night 72 last July. She’s 2-1 in the UFC with wins over Casey and Seo Hee Ham, while losing to Maryna Moroz close to a year ago. UFC Fight Night 89 takes place June 18 at The Arena at TD Place in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Here’s an updated look at the card. Rory MacDonald vs. Stephen Thompson Donald Cerrone vs. Patrick Cote Steve Bosse vs. Sean O’Connell Sam Alvey vs. Elias Theodorou Jason Saggo vs. Leandro Silva Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Thibault Gouti Krzysztof Jotko vs. Tamdan McCrory Colby Covington vs. Alex Garcia Misha Cirkunov vs. Ion Cutelaba Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger vs. Randa Markos Chris Beal vs. Norifumi Yamamoto Joanne Calderwood vs. Valerie Letourneau Following felony arrest, Diego Brandao released by the UFC UFC featherweight Diego Brandao was arrested April 15 for allegedly pistol-whipping and punching men outside of a strip club after being tossed from the establishment. Brandao (20-11) was arrest in Albuquerque, N.M. on four felony counts, including aggravated battery with great bodily harm. In addition, the Brazilian is also facing a suspension from the NAC after testing positive for marijuana at UFC 195, in his loss to Brian Ortega. The TUF 14 winner went 6-4 in the UFC. Cezar Ferreira replaces Scott Askham at TUF 23 Finale against Anthony Smith Scott Askham has been forced to pull of the TUF 23 Finale with an undisclosed injury UFC officials confirmed Thursday. Taking his place is TUF Brazil’s Cezar Ferreira, who takes on Anthony Smith. Ferreira (9-5) got back in the win column after he defeated Oluwale Bamgbose at UFC on FOX 19. Prior to that, the Brazilian suffered knockout losses to Sam Alvey and Jorge Masvidal last year. Smith (25-11) is coming off his first UFC victory, a decision win over Leonardo Augusto Leleco at UFC Fight Night 83 in Pittsburgh. The TUF 23 Finale takes place July 8, the eve of UFC 200, at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Here’s an updated look at the card. Joanna Jedrzejczyk (c) vs. Claudia Gadelha – for women’s strawweight title TBA vs. TBA – “TUF 23” light heavyweight tournament final TBA vs. TBA – “TUF 23” women’s strawweight tournament final Cezar Ferreira vs. Anthony Smith James Krause vs. Ross Pearson Li Jingliang vs. Anton Zafir Jake Matthews vs. Stevie Ray
